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French Kiss
A newly-single, mixed-race girl, Charlotte Cross, flees her lonely flat in London, UK, to start a new life in a remote, French village, though she cannot speak the language, cannot get mobile reception, let alone 3G, and discovers that she hates garlic.
When she runs out of money, she is forced to become a manual laborer, a job unlike any she has ever had before.
She is determined that no matter what her charming but sadistic employer Gilou Debat does, he will not break her spirit ... but will he break her heart?
When she runs out of money, she is forced to become a manual laborer, a job unlike any she has ever had before.
She is determined that no matter what her charming but sadistic employer Gilou Debat does, he will not break her spirit ... but will he break her heart?
- GenresRomance
125 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 15, 2013
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
September 11, 2013
I am not much of a romance reader (more in the brazen erotica line), but I thought this was a cute story. I picked it up because of the Dordogne setting, since I live in the region, and I must say the author must know the place first hand, because the atmosphere is "just right".
The beginning is a bit slow, but there is a very nice sense of humor all through the narrative and in the dialogues that makes for a very pleasant read.
The grumpy 'hero' works for me. I don't think all this manual labor everybody keeps harping about was intended as an insult to the heroine. More like a form of rehabilitation from city life. Shoveling a bit of manure never killed anybody after all. And a man who puts an axe in your hands, really is my kind of bloke.
The end is truly amusing (and sweet), and also sort of open, not the classic romance HEA ending, which is refreshing.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book.
There's more misspellings than is quite right, but that's the editor's fault. Ms Wolf has talent!
The beginning is a bit slow, but there is a very nice sense of humor all through the narrative and in the dialogues that makes for a very pleasant read.
The grumpy 'hero' works for me. I don't think all this manual labor everybody keeps harping about was intended as an insult to the heroine. More like a form of rehabilitation from city life. Shoveling a bit of manure never killed anybody after all. And a man who puts an axe in your hands, really is my kind of bloke.
The end is truly amusing (and sweet), and also sort of open, not the classic romance HEA ending, which is refreshing.
All in all, I really enjoyed this book.
There's more misspellings than is quite right, but that's the editor's fault. Ms Wolf has talent!
November 10, 2013
I wasn't sure what to make of this book at first, the main character is Charlotte who has been looked after first by her mother and then her boyfriend Mark, she's spoilt and I wasn't sure if I actually liked her or not in the beginning. She runs away to France where she meets and starts working for Gilou the town mayor, the job she gets is manual labour and she works hard probably for the first time in her life, this is when she started to grow on me. Mystery surrounds the cottage she's rented and her landlady, Gilou seems to have demons of his own and Charlotte who's run away from one relationship finds herself falling for her boss. I just think this could have been so much more, I know it's a free book and I did enjoy reading it but I felt it should have been longer. It would have been nice to get to know some of the villages more and it felt rushed in so many places, but if you've got a couple of hours to spare its well worth a go.
September 15, 2013
3 in love with the hero stars
When life gets you down, the best thing to do is run and start over. I remember putting my clothes out the window, laying my cellphone on the table, and walking out of my home. I moved 6 states away and started over completely. I can relate to Charlotte but, I loved Gilou. Now, what took away the stars was that the beginning of the book about the first 75% for me was painfully slow and I just could not bring myself to fall in love with the book as I did the characters!
When life gets you down, the best thing to do is run and start over. I remember putting my clothes out the window, laying my cellphone on the table, and walking out of my home. I moved 6 states away and started over completely. I can relate to Charlotte but, I loved Gilou. Now, what took away the stars was that the beginning of the book about the first 75% for me was painfully slow and I just could not bring myself to fall in love with the book as I did the characters!
September 26, 2013
I found this book touchingly romantic. Thankfully it gets away from millionaire meets student... and instead we get the Dordogne at its best, the sense of a village and lives being lived and the real pain of a loneliness only real love can touch. I felt nourished and healthier after reading this book. It made me feel like I should pull my weight more in the garden too!
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March 27, 2014
Cute plot but the story seemed rushed.
May 24, 2013
Book was ok, nothing special though
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